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Stickman 2D-Sidescroller game

Started by Maximator Apr 15, 2008 at 9:15 AM 38 replies 8.5k views
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Maximator
Maximator
Brief description: I want this game to be a Sidescroller with a stickman-style. You start at the beginning of Mankind and play your way till you reach the near future, or its only settled in the medival. Look at "additonal Infos" for Concept arts, they are some fantasy elemnts in them, but i dont want them in the game and its only the medival-theme, because im not good at drawing the other themes. Website: www.freewebs.com/war-gameproject/ Target aim: Freeware Technology: Undecided Programming Langue depends on you. Game-Engine unknown (must be 2D). Talent needed: 1 co-Project Leader 1 writer 2 level designers (if no programm-skill is needed one could be me) 1 lead programmer + 2 programmers to support him 1 art director 3 modelers 1 animator Team structure: I am the Game-designer and project Dirctor. I have no experience, only designing some other games for myself. Contacts: Maximator@hotmail.de Previous Work by Team: None Additional Info: I live in Germany so there will be no reallivemeetins. Concept art: http://s5.directupload.net/images/080205/qm3t3tse.jpg http://s4.directupload.net/images/080205/aeds3h8h.jpg http://s2.directupload.net/images/080205/ubxmay58.jpg http://s6.directupload.net/images/080205/oq6wwqwa.jpg http://s1.directupload.net/images/080205/wz4aa249.jpg Feedback: ENCOURAGING [Edited by - Maximator on May 2, 2008 2:18:33 PM]
no1knowsy
no1knowsy
So by 'stickdeath' do you mean just a stick character running around killing and destroying?
If I was to help I would choose C++, with SDL/OPENGL as the API.
Seems like a very simple game to program, especially if you are just going with a 'sonic' side scroll approach.
By that I mean there is no depth to the game like old Nintendo games where you can move 'farther in' by going up the screen.
Anyways you have peaked my interest, as this is just within the limits of my skill, although I will have to look up a few things.
I could not be the lead programmer, but I could be a supporting programmer.
Thanks, No1

Maximator
Maximator
Sorry me description was bad i changed it:

It will be a stratigic game (a little bit like Papaton) where you command your army. You fight for Food (Stone Age, is also the tutorial), besiege and destroy Castles (Medival), fight in trenches, command airstrikes (2 World War) and use near-Futur-weapons to eleminate your Enemys (Near-Future).

I want the game to be very Atmospheric without having brilliant Graphics.

Graphics:
I thought of epic battles with more then 1000 men and many catapults and so on.
Atmospheric graphics would be the most important thing.
Smoke and light are essencials of a atmospheric game.

Sound:
- Everything you do makes a cool sound
- Horns blow with deep sounds - Men scream and shout - swords clash -and so on
- authentic Speakers, i hate those guys in games who sound like they´re bored to hell

More Updates later.

Maximator

[Edited by - Maximator on May 1, 2008 5:46:27 AM]
no1knowsy
no1knowsy
With a side-scroller it would be very hard to implement an 'Epic' type game-play. The person who is playing can only really fight the person right in front of them, so you cannot have a mob of enemies on you. And also the levels would not be very user-intriguing. I mean it would not be as fun. It seems like a good idea, but this should just turn out to be a project startup.
You should probably just get the game running, and then see if you really want to add anything else.
I suggest you make this side-scroller as a template for a 3-D version of the game, or else it will be missing out on a lot of opportunity. A good 2-D side scroller is nice as a free-ware game, but a 3-D version of the same game can actually be marketed.
Maximator
Maximator
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Original post by no1knowsy The person who is playing can only really fight the person right in front of them, so you cannot have a mob of enemies on you.

Yes you can http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3610/380pix070922psppataponue7.jpg
And even if its chaotic we could implement a top-on-view.
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Original post by no1knowsy And also the levels would not be very user-intriguing.

What do you mean? I would be linear, yes, but it would be fun. Again look at Papaton.
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Original post by no1knowsy I mean it would not be as fun. It seems like a good idea, but this should just turn out to be a project startup.
You should probably just get the game running, and then see if you really want to add anything else.

No. If we work without a real goal, the project will be sooner or later dead, because it is just not fun.
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Original post by no1knowsy
I suggest you make this side-scroller as a template for a 3-D version of the game, or else it will be missing out on a lot of opportunity. A good 2-D side scroller is nice as a free-ware game, but a 3-D version of the same game can actually be marketed.

There will be no 3D-version.
Its to complicated and hard to do.


Azeo
Azeo
It sounds to me like you just want to create a game similar to patapon, but instead of the musical focus it's more of a RTS. Does that about clear it up? It's not a bad idea after all.
Maximator
Maximator
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Original post by Azeo
It sounds to me like you just want to create a game similar to patapon, but instead of the musical focus it's more of a RTS. Does that about clear it up? It's not a bad idea after all.


Yes and no.
It is very similiar to Papaton, but instead of focus on music i want to focus on atmospere... I love games with atmosphere^^
Maximator
Maximator
We have now a o-Projec leader and a supporting Programmer.

Talent still needed:
1 writer
2 level designers (if no programm-skill is needed one could be me)
1 lead programmer + 1 programmers to support him
1 art director
3 modelers
1 animator

Max
Monochrome-
Monochrome-
Looks like a pretty funny idea, but i'm not sure if people willgo along with this. You should have gathered some extra help b4 posting here.
Maximator
Maximator
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Original post by Monochrome-
Looks like a pretty funny idea, but i'm not sure if people willgo along with this. You should have gathered some extra help b4 posting here.

Why?
I posted this here because i wanted to gather help!
Monochrome-
Monochrome-
Well, you should've gotten some friends first to support your project or at least learn some useful skill. That's usually standard procedure.
Terranist
Terranist
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Original post by Monochrome-
At least learn some useful skill. That's usually standard procedure.


Don't listen to him, I think your game sounds great. Send me an email at bdvholmes@gmail.com. I'd be interesting in helping with the programming. I'm studying Maths and Mecanics as a part of that which I can imagine will be useful for this.
Maximator
Maximator
Sent you an email.
Im think about using XNA...
What do you think?
Maximator
Maximator
We have a website:
www.freewebs.com/war-gameproject/
Maximator
Maximator
We have a logo:
http://www.bilder-space.de/show.php?file=U1trd0vfblv68Zw.GIF
starsoccer9
starsoccer9
I can help with animation or programing
Phenoca
Phenoca
Amazing artwork. This is going to be a neat game.
Phenoca
Phenoca
Amazing artwork. This is going to be a neat game.
Maximator
Maximator
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I can help with animation or programing

How would you do the animations? Wich programm?
tackle
tackle
I just have to second the artwork being amazing! I couldn't stop laughing when looking at it. In a good way, that is!
Like looking at the schemes of a scientist madman.
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